… of carotid plaque show that high echoic with acoustic shadow… as evaluated by B-mode
ultrasound. ARIC investigators. … Predicting coronary heart disease using risk factor categories …

… carotid artery (clavicle) to the highest segment above the … artifacts, such as the acoustic
shadowing from the edges of … that carotid plaque burden will lead to improved prediction of …

… coronary heart disease, or a combination of these events. In most of these studies, the ability
of CIMT to predict … window to study arterial structure using B-mode ultrasound. The distal …

… generate acoustic shadows that obscure the arterial lumen, … • Our knowledge of B-mode
ultrasound carotid plaque … Doppler ultrasound predicts stroke risk in symptomatic carotid artery …

… screened with B-mode carotid artery US, and carotid plaque … vascular adventitia but no
acoustic shadow (hypoechoic area > 80… sensitivity and specificity in predicting ACS. The contrast …

… Although IMT seems to predict the risk of cardiovascular … electrical energy into acoustic
energy and acoustic energy back … However, in clinical practice B-mode ultrasound registrations …

… better predict the instability of the asymptomatic carotid plaque … predictive of coronary heart
disease (CHD) risk than CIMT. … of preoperative B-mode ultrasound appearance with carotid …

… and left common carotid, internal carotid artery, and bifurcation … Because calcium acoustic
shadowing in the target lesion … To evaluate whether carotid IMT might predict the severity and …

… , with its putative application to cardiovascular disease prediction, point to the … Carotid wall
longitudinal motion observed in ultrasound. (a) B-Mode image of the common carotid artery…

… Non-invasive carotid artery ultrasound is an established, … For each plaque, conventional
high-resolution, B-mode images … high echoic areas with acoustic shadowing, which indicated …